For Syncsort VSCORET defined how much TOTAL memory it could use. VSCORE set the amount below the line it can use. VSCORET includes the VSCORE amount.
Example: VSCORE=384K,VSCORET=50M 50M = 51200K Syncsort would use 384K below the line (24-bit storage) and 51200K-384K or 50816K above the line (31-bit storage) In either case, the real frames backing it can be 64-bit frames, with the exception of 1 or two frames that have to be backed with non-64-bit frames. This was used to over-ride the installed VSCORET default, normally 6M. It was helpful for what was then large sorts. With the advent of the global sort monitor it is no longer needed, except in the rarest of cases. Christopher Y. Blaicher Senior Software Developer Austin Development Lab phone: 512.340.6154 mobile: 512.627.3803 fax: 512.340.6647 10431 Morado Circle Austin, TX 78759 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 5:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Meaning of old SORT parameter VSCORET? We have some members in a control card library that are used in batch jobs as $ORTPARM input for programs using an internal SORT. These control card members contain an apparently obsolete SORT parameter named VSCORET. A typical specification might be coded as "VSCORET=100M". Does anyone here remember what this parameter used to mean, or could you point me to any old documentation somewhere on the net that would describe its purpose? I am just curious what it may have originally been used for. TIA for any info you can provide. Peter -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
